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The Odyssey (15) plus talk
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On Sunday 23 August and Monday 24 August, we are delighted to welcome Dr Marie Martin to give a half hour talk before each screening of The Odyssey. You are welcome to attend both the film and talk, or come for the film only.
Sunday 23 August 4.15pm - talk begins, 4.45pm tea and coffee break, 5pm film starts.
Monday 24 August 6.15pm – talk begins, 6.45pm tea and coffee break, 7pm film starts.
The Odyssey is an epic story of Gods and monsters, a poem that has stood the test of time and engages with issues like displacement, family relationships, identity, and encountering the unknown that relate to modern life as much as to life in the ancient world of Homeric heroes. This short, informal talk will draw out some of the main themes of the Homeric epic poem and will set a scene against which Christopher Nolan’s film, the most recent retelling of this epic traveller’s tale, can be viewed.
Dr Marie Martin is a classicist and archaeologist. Currently, regional archaeologist for Dumfries & Galloway Council, she was previously lecturer and tutor in Classics and Archaeology at the University of Glasgow and The Open University.
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